Mays signs '59 contract for estimated $80,000

js Signs '59 Contract
For Estimated $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
center fielder Willie Mays Tuesday agreed to his 1959 contract
with the San Francisco Giants for
an estimated $80,000.
Agreement came in a telephone
conversation by Willie in New
York to club President Horace
Stoneham. It represents a $5,000
boost over his $75,000 of last season.
Stoneham said Willie told him
[he had planned to deliver the contract here personally but business
commitments would keep him in
New York probably until spring
training starts at Phoenix on Feb.
himself, tops in the loop.
Over six seasons with the Giants, with time out for military
, Willie has a batting average of .317 on 1,111 hits including
216 home runs.
He also led the league in stolen
bases last year with 32.
To aid his stellar fielding, the
Giants this s
the- screen that ran along in front
of the scoreboard in Seals Sta-
With it gone, Willie will b
able to go back an additional 15
feet to haul down long drives.
The exact terms of Mays1 contract were not revealed. Stoneham
expressed pleasure with
prompt agreement and termed
Willie "one of the truly great
players in the game."
Hicks Memorial Trjf
Thorsby By 49-4

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js Signs '59 Contract
For Estimated $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
center fielder Willie Mays Tuesday agreed to his 1959 contract
with the San Francisco Giants for
an estimated $80,000.
Agreement came in a telephone
conversation by Willie in New
York to club President Horace
Stoneham. It represents a $5,000
boost over his $75,000 of last season.
Stoneham said Willie told him
[he had planned to deliver the contract here personally but business
commitments would keep him in
New York probably until spring
training starts at Phoenix on Feb.
himself, tops in the loop.
Over six seasons with the Giants, with time out for military
, Willie has a batting average of .317 on 1,111 hits including
216 home runs.
He also led the league in stolen
bases last year with 32.
To aid his stellar fielding, the
Giants this s
the- screen that ran along in front
of the scoreboard in Seals Sta-
With it gone, Willie will b
able to go back an additional 15
feet to haul down long drives.
The exact terms of Mays1 contract were not revealed. Stoneham
expressed pleasure with
prompt agreement and termed
Willie "one of the truly great
players in the game."
Hicks Memorial Trjf
Thorsby By 49-4